Since the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and postulation of the central dogma of molecular biology, stating that the flow of genetic information goes from DNA to RNA to protein, the ...

The Nucleic Acids Chemistry and Biomedicine Symposium was organized to honor the scientific achievements of Distinguished Professor Marv Caruthers with a full day of talks by internationally renowned ...

A person wearing black gloves paints a translucent paste on the face of a person who lies back in a chair. Chemical peels are a popular skin-care treatment with a growing market. Credit: Alamy ...

Oleic acid [(Z)-9-octadecenoic acid] is a natural monounsaturated fatty acid that exists mostly in triglycerides that make up animal and vegetable oils and fats. One of the most common fatty acids, ...

Nitrous acid (HNO 2) is an unstable weak acid. It cannot be isolated and is known only in aqueous solution and in the gas phase. In both media, it disproportionates: in solution, to nitric oxide, ...

After many centuries of being valued for its constancy, gold has recently attracted attention for its reactivity and catalytic power. Often, the first step in unlocking the chemistry of gold is ...